I have to be totally honest and say that I never taken any notice to those little green buttons. I didn't even realise what they where until I read this post and did a bit of poking around the forum.

I can understand both sides too. I understand how members would want to feel they are helping others. Personally, I don't feel wise enough to 'help' others: maybe that's why I've never noticed the rep thing before. So, in that respect, I'm not interested in my own rep points.

However, lots of members here have helped me, and I've never clicked the button. But, now that I'm aware of it, this is something I'll consider in the future.

Thanks for bringing this feature to my attention. I don't think there is any need to apologise though. It may sound selfish, but I guess we all do what we can to survive. Sometimes that is giving, sometimes it is taking. I hope that some day things will improve for me, so that I can do more giving and less taking... but in the mean time, I'll listen to any advice that is offered!